Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-28


1t was thought that three OF the work-
men persisted in the recent fire at the St
Lawrence sugar refinery at Montreal, that
number not answering to the roll call
A BRlrIsH and an American vessel wern
seized recently by a revenue cutter for
trespaasing on the preserves OF the Alaska
Commercial Company.
THE direct railway line between Calais,
France, and Constantinople has been fin
ished.
FoRrY-rwo cases OF cholera and twenty
five deaths were reported at Catania, Italy,
on the 18th. OF lit soldiers attacked. sixty
two died. An exodus of the inhabitants
was reported.
HoGG, of the Canadian team, won the
first prize in the shooting in the London
corporation match at Wimbledon, Eng.
ONE man was killed and another seri-
ousiy hurt in collision near Myrtle, Ont,
the other day, caused by open switch.
EMIN BEY has been heard from. In
March last he was exploring large stream
flowing into the southern part of Lake
Victoria NyanZa-
The fifteenth anniversary Of the death of
President Juarez was observed at the City
of Mexico on the 18th with much display.
His tomb was decorated with flowers.
Those present included the chief officers of
the Government journalists and prominent
passing the review stand and was intended
as demonstration against the Clerical
party.
A COLLISION occurred recently at Spit
head between the British ironclads Ajax
and Devastation. The Devastation was con-
siderably damaged and had bad leak.
EMPEROR WILLIAM arrived at Gasteln on
the 18th and was warmly cheered by a
large crowd.
h,,r fho
lie coast recently, several vessels were
driven ashore and wrecked.
ANDREW CARNEGIE is supplying funds for
an expedition headed by Joseph Manson to
start for Lake Tchad, Central Africa.
The Finance Committee of the French
Senate announces that it Will not oppose
the Mobilization bill.
AT the rifle contest for the Kolapore cup
at Wimbledon, England, the English team
won by score of 10 and the Canadian
team was second with 663.
THE British ironclads Agincourt and
Black Prince collided in the harbor of Ports
mouth, Eng, on the Goth. The former was
damaged.
PARNELL was entertained at a banquet in
London on the Goth by the National Liberal
Club. In response he eulogized the English
Liberal party.
RUMoRs of an uproar in the Bulgarian
Sobranje were prevalent in Paris on the
Goth.
The French Chamber of Deputies has
voted 500 600 francs for the temporary re-
sumption Of performances by the company
of the destroyed Opera Comique Theater.
THE English rife team won the Echo
challenge shield at Wimbledon, England,
scoring eleven points more than the Scotch
and fourteen more than the Irish rifiemen.
MORGAN, the New York bIcycllst, at Lon
don recently broke the worlds record for
a quarter of a mile, having made the dis
lance in 3S11 seconds.
WAR material to cost 81, 400, 900 has been
ordered for Roumania from German iron
works.
GENERAL SIMON CAMERON, of Pennsylva-
MIA, reached England on the 21st from New
York.
RUSSIAN funds fell heavily on the 21st on
the Brussels and Antwerp bourses.
THERE was a report received in London
on the 21st that Explorer Stanley had been
killed by hostile natives IN Africa. The re-
port was discrediteu because of the round
about way it was received and its geograph-
ical disconnection.
TWENTY FIVE deaths from cholera oc.
Cured at Catania, Italy, on the 21st. The
people were panic-stricken.
THE bodies of six Swiss tourists, lost re.
Gently while attempting to ascend the
Jungfrau without the assistance of guides,
have been recovered. They were found at
the bottom of precipice.
MRS. w. r. MILLS, her two daughters and
a sister-in-law went into the lake near
Kingston, Ont, the other night to battle.
One of the daughters got beyond her depth
and the others went to her rescue. The
result was that all except the younger
daughter were drowned.